Does anti-poverty intervention impact school absenteeism of children? Evidence from India

Kumar, Ashutosh; Singh, Rahul

doi:10.1080/09614524.2022.2153801

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“…Thus, educational scholarships awarded to the economically weaker sections of society can play a significant role in bringing these students back to school or in improving their class attendance. Kumar and Singh (2023) further state that poor children where household members are participating in the poverty alleviation programme such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are less likely to be absent from school. Such initiatives by the government can also help in reducing absence rates among poor children.…”

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Chronic Absenteeism and Its Impact on the Learning Outcomes of Primary Grade Students in India

Jain,

Jain

2023

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

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This article addresses one of the most critical yet overlooked problems of the excessive absence of students in primary grades in India. Considering the intuitive link between students’ attendance and achievements, this article empirically investigates the incidences and causes of chronic absenteeism while examining the variations in the attainment of foundational skills of primary students. Using data from the India Human Development Survey, round II, the authors find a continuous decline in the attainment of foundational skills among students as the absenteeism rate increases from ‘normal’ to ‘chronic’, clearly indicating that attendance works! Further, the logistic regression model shows that poor health conditions of a child, larger school distance, extra school working hours, teaching factors and harsh punishments are among the major contributing factors leading to chronic absence among students. Early attention and strict policy interventions are required due to their direct implications on the cognitive growth of young minds and the quality and productivity of the overall school education. JEL Codes: I21, I24, I28

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Chronic Absenteeism and Its Impact on the Learning Outcomes of Primary Grade Students in India

Jain,

Jain

2023

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

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Gender Inclusivity of India’s Digital Financial Revolution for Attainment of SDGs: Macro Achievements and the Micro Experiences of Targeted Initiatives

2023

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For decades, India has led the drive for financial inclusion of poor rural women to facilitate attainment of development objectives like poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment. More recently, it has promoted digital financial inclusion to further its fight against poverty and gender inequality and support the attainment of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this paper we take stock of how India’s digital financial revolution has affected financial transactions and services with a focus on gender inclusivity for the attainment of the SDGs. We propose a framework to understand the gender inclusivity of digital financial inclusion initiatives that connects the macro developments in the sector with the micro-level experiences of improving women’s access and use of these services. We draw on India’s nationwide developments and present a case study of an initiative that specifically promotes gender inclusive finance. Our findings suggest that India has made great advances in promoting digital financial inclusion but at the same time, the country has struggled to achieve gender parity even within specific finance-focused programmes designed to improve gender inclusivity. We reflect on policy implications of these findings.

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Does anti-poverty intervention impact school absenteeism of children? Evidence from India

Cited by 2 publications

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Chronic Absenteeism and Its Impact on the Learning Outcomes of Primary Grade Students in India

Chronic Absenteeism and Its Impact on the Learning Outcomes of Primary Grade Students in India

Gender Inclusivity of India’s Digital Financial Revolution for Attainment of SDGs: Macro Achievements and the Micro Experiences of Targeted Initiatives

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